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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Papa show Jay Berry that he is proud of him for giving up his monkey catching money?
(a) He cries.
(b) He shakes his hand.
(c) He pats him on the back.
(d) He ruffles his hair.

2. Where does Jay Berry find the monkeys hiding when he returns to the bottoms after the big storm?
(a) In the bur oak trees.
(b) In an abandoned barn.
(c) In a washout along the riverbank.
(d) In a cave.

3. How long will it take the paint mare's leg to heal?
(a) 4-5 weeks.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 1 year.

4. What worries Jay Berry during the bad weather?
(a) The ice will cover his traps.
(b) The monkeys will drown.
(c) The monkeys will slip on the ice.
(d) Rowdy will get sick.

5. What is a fairy ring?
(a) A circle of pink flowers.
(b) A lavendar cloud.
(c) A circle of mushrooms.
(d) A circular rainbow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the Gravely brothers notorious for?

2. Where does Grandpa suggest that he and Jay Berry go to learn about catching monkeys?

3. Why does Papa think the monkeys wanted to be caught?

4. What do the monkeys do when Jay Berry starts to sing?

5. What effect does the sour mash have on Jay Berry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the Old Man of the Mountains and why does Daisy believe he has come to their house?

2. What events occur in the story to foreshadow Jay Berry's success with catching the monkeys?

3. What is the fairy ring that Daisy discovers at her dollhouse?

4. Which pony does Jay Berry select and what is the problem with her?

5. What are all the sources of money that combine for Daisy's leg operation?

6. What is the source of the fermenting fruit smell that Jay Berry sniffs out in the bottoms?

7. How does Jay Berry save the monkeys and where does he take them to recover?

8. How does Jay Berry recover from his hangover and what does he determine to never do again?

9. How does Jay Berry get word to the circus people that he has caught the monkeys?

10. What is Jay Berry's response when Grandpa asks about his wish in the fairy ring?

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